748 Feedback required (please!)

Neil Murray · 08-Jun-2004, 13:08

Look, I've got to do the Bike mag used buyer's guide for the month-after-next on Duke 748s.

I'm fairly well genned up on them, and I've ridden a couple myself (I like 'em, but then I always preferred medium-sized twins to really big twins), but what we like to include is owner feedback. What breaks, what doesn't, service costs, consumables life, what drives you mad, etc. Not "Wottlitdo?" and "Owzitandle?" but real life stuff.

Anyone fancy their two penn'orth? If so, it's only a few paras needed. Need to know model and whether it was bought new or used, and owner's name, agge and occupation, although this can be (and frequently is) munged to preserve privacy.

If anyone's up for it I can be contacted at chateau-dot-murray-at-dsl-dot-pipex-dot-com

Let battle commence....

Clippy · 08-Jun-2004, 13:42

Neil,

You got mail!
Cheers

Clippy

Mr_S · 08-Jun-2004, 18:48

ditto

JACKO748S · 08-Jun-2004, 22:20

And another one Neil.

Nigel C · 09-Jun-2004, 00:28

me too

Lee1980 · 09-Jun-2004, 14:58

will do tonight or tommorow

Neil Murray · 10-Jun-2004, 17:17

Thanks, folks!

Trouble with these Ducati ones is that the "What goes wrong?" and "What to check!" sections tend to go on for pages and pages.

Out of interest, what's the highest mileage 748 n(or 916, come to that?) that anyone knows of? When I say I've done 24,000 miles on my 750SS, people find it hard to believe.....

antonye · 10-Jun-2004, 17:19

Neil,

Didn't Alan McFrame have some stupid mileage on his 748bip - like 30K+ or something? Might be worth dropping him an email...

antonye · 10-Jun-2004, 17:20

Obviously, that's *relatively* stupid high mileage as we're talking about Ducatis

moto748 · 11-Jun-2004, 01:29

I've done 35500 miles on my 748, bought new in Jan 2002. I use it nearly every day (obviously

), and it's been very good, really. I have just had a new (2nd-hand) rectifier, and replaced the ignition switch and a sensor a while back, but overall it's been very reliable.

[edit] You're welcome to get in touch FFI, of course. Username "at" hotmail dot com.
I'm no mechanical (or electrical

) expert, though.

[Edited on 11-6-2004 by moto748]

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08-Jun-2004, 13:42	#2
Clippy Registered Forum User Mille Bikes: 1098 Posts: 220 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cambridgeshire Mood: Enjoying a REAL summer! Neil, You got mail! Cheers Clippy Reply

08-Jun-2004, 18:48	#3
Mr_S Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,324 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gosport ditto Reply

08-Jun-2004, 22:20	#4
JACKO748S Registered Forum User Mille Posts: 204 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire And another one Neil. Reply

09-Jun-2004, 00:28	#5
Nigel C Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,710 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Worthing Sussex Mood: happy bike passed MOT me too Reply

09-Jun-2004, 14:58	#6
Lee1980 Registered Forum User Big Twin Bikes: Xdaivel Posts: 1,051 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bristol Mood: Xdiavel..awesome!! will do tonight or tommorow Reply

10-Jun-2004, 17:17	#7
Neil Murray Registered Forum User Posts: 31 Join Date: Jun 2004 Thanks, folks! Trouble with these Ducati ones is that the "What goes wrong?" and "What to check!" sections tend to go on for pages and pages. Out of interest, what's the highest mileage 748 n(or 916, come to that?) that anyone knows of? When I say I've done 24,000 miles on my 750SS, people find it hard to believe..... Reply

10-Jun-2004, 17:19	#8
antonye Administrator Webteam MotoGP God Bikes: 748S, HM1100S, V4SP, Was: DD-A #111 Posts: 13,082 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Back in Essex Mood: Passion Killer Neil, Didn't Alan McFrame have some stupid mileage on his 748bip - like 30K+ or something? Might be worth dropping him an email... Reply

10-Jun-2004, 17:20	#9
antonye Administrator Webteam MotoGP God Bikes: 748S, HM1100S, V4SP, Was: DD-A #111 Posts: 13,082 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Back in Essex Mood: Passion Killer Obviously, that's relatively stupid high mileage as we're talking about Ducatis Reply